--- title: Chris Pratt Hosts SNL Season Premiere With Ariana Grande: Promo Video description: The Guardians of the Galaxy star will host the season premiere this Saturday, Sep. 27 canonical: https://time.com/3425570/watch-chris-pratt-turn-on-the-charm-in-this-new-snl-promo-video/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-09-24T15:18:52.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:13:24.418Z og:title: Watch Chris Pratt Turn On the Charm in This New 'SNL' Promo Video og:description: The 'Guardians of the Galaxy' star will host the season premiere this Saturday, Sep. 27 og:url: https://time.com/3425570/watch-chris-pratt-turn-on-the-charm-in-this-new-snl-promo-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta46a260f290e74b6/6986a51af983e7942004fd32/chris-pratt-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Premiere Of Marvel's "Guardians Of The Galaxy" - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Chris Pratt Turn On the Charm in This New 'SNL' Promo Video twitter:description: The 'Guardians of the Galaxy' star will host the season premiere this Saturday, Sep. 27 twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta46a260f290e74b6/6986a51af983e7942004fd32/chris-pratt-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Chris Pratt Turn on the Charm in This New _SNL_ Promo Video by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Sep 24, 2014 3:18 PM UTC  Actor Chris Pratt attends the premiere of Marvel's "Guardians Of The Galaxy" at the Dolby Theatre on July 21, 2014 in Hollywood. Actor Chris Pratt attends the premiere of Marvel's "Guardians Of The Galaxy" at the Dolby Theatre on July 21, 2014 in Hollywood.Jason Merritt—Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Sep 24, 2014 3:18 PM UTC _Saturday Night Live_ returns for its 40th season this weekend with Chris Pratt as host. The gig will bring to a close what was indisputably the Summer of Pratt, thanks to his starring role in _Guardians of the Galaxy_ and, more importantly, his [series ](http://time.com/3269138/chris-pratt-first-pitch-at-cubs-game/)of [impossibly](http://time.com/3082527/chris-pratt-raps-eminem-forget-about-dre/) charming and[ gracious ](http://time.com/3153985/chris-pratt-visits-childrens-hospital-in-guardians-of-the-galaxy-costume/)little [moments](http://time.com/3024505/chris-pratt-french-braid-hair/) all [summer ](http://time.com/3132661/chris-pratt-ice-bucket-challenge/)long. If this new promo video — which stars Pratt and _SNL_ cast member Kate McKinnon — is any indication, it looks like Pratt will do just fine as he kicks off the season premiere, which also features Ariana Grande as musical guest. He totally holds his own alongside the hilarious McKinnon, who mostly just objectifies Pratt, makes him feel “dirty” and then makes him open a bunch of pickle jars. And hey, if he does as well as we think he will, maybe it won’t feel like the end of the Summer of Pratt as much as the beginning of the Autumn of Pratt. 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